News Release — September 18, 2002

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September 18, 2002

Medical Board Revokes License of Sonora Physician

SACRAMENTO-The Medical Board of California has revoked the medical license of Brian David Goldfine, M.D., of Palm Desert. The decision becomes effective September 26, 2002.

Goldfine was placed on probation by the Medical Board effective January 7, 1999 after agreeing with the Board's charges that he was guilty of repeated negligent acts involving the diagnosis and treatment of several patients. More recently, the Board filed a petition to revoke his probation and his license after he failed to comply with terms of his probation. These include his failure to: submit a plan of practice in which his practice would be monitored by another physician; submit certifications of completion of 40 hours of continuing medical education for the years 2000 and 2001; furnish a declaration stating compliance with probationary conditions for the quarter ending March 31, 2002; and pay probation monitoring costs for the years 2000 and 2001.

After agreeing to 13 conditions of probation in the Decision and Order that became effective in 1999, Goldfine now has lost his license to practice medicine in California for violating four of the 13 terms and conditions of his five?year probation, as described above. On April 15, 2002, the Medical Board filed a Petition to Revoke Probation, and when Goldfine failed to file a timely Notice of Defense, he automatically waived his right to a hearing on the merits of the Petition, and his license was revoked by default.

Goldfine had been on probation for violating Business and Professions Code section 2234(c) by committing repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment of several patients.

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The Medical Board of California is the state agency responsible for licensing and regulating physicians in this state.

www.medbd.ca.gov
Information about specific physicians: (916) 263-2382
Complaint line: (800) 633-2322

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